Difficulty: 2 out of 5 boots
Total length: about 9 km
Difference in altitude: 250 m
Average walking time: 4h 30′

This Nature Trail suitable for the whole family takes its name from the scenic Acquacheta Waterfall, also famous for being mentioned by Dante in his Comedy.

But this waterfall is not the only interesting place to discover along the way: the path leads to the Piana dei Romiti, a prairie dotted with trees and shrubs, with the Acquacheta stream flowing in very slow meanders.
On a rocky spur above the waterfall stands the Villaggio dei Romiti, of which only a few ruins remain, but where once stood the hermitage of the Abbey of San Benedetto in Alpe, founded in 986 by the monk San Romualdo: a high spirituality-rate place immersed in the nature of the park.

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Difficulty: 3 out of 5 boots
Total length: 6 km
Difference in altitude: 400 m
Average walking time: 3h 30′

The San Paolo in Alpe: a plateau between earth and sky route is a short and classic loop that leads to one of the most evocative destinations of the entire Park.

San Paolo in Alpe, a peasant village today completely uninhabited in the middle of a grassy plateau suspended in the middle of the mountains, in front of the Sasso Fratino Forests, UNESCO Integral Reserve.

Of the ancient settlement only the dilapidated church, the tiny cemetery, and a long and low farmhouse remain, but it is a magical place, where it is easy to spot mountain animals.

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Difficulty: 3 out of 5 boots
Total length: 13,3 km
Difference in altitude: 800 m
Average walking time: 5h 30′

This round trip suitable for everyone starts from Bagno di Romagna, a small village in the heart of Tosco-Romagnolo Apennine also famous for its thermal waters.

The first part, along the historic Pietrapazza mule track, is uphill, then there is a slight slope and finally a descent, along the Corzano ridge. The very panoramic top section allows you to look out over the solitary Pietrapazza valley.

Difficulty: 3 out of 5 boots
Total length: 5.5 km
Difference in altitude: 330 m
Average walking time: 2h 30′

This short circular route starts from the town of Chiusi (already in the Tuscan territory) and follows the traces of entire generations of pilgrims who walked up the mountain, following the trail of San Francesco, to the Sanctuary of La Verna.

Walking along the ancient mule tracks surrounded by the enchantment of the forest, you reach one the most beautiful cliffs you can imagine: trapezoidal-shaped rocky cliff, Mount della Verna is first of all a sacred place, inextricably linked to the memory of St. Francis, but it’s also an important historical-artistic-cultural center, which certainly deserves a visit also for the panorama that can be enjoyed from its summit.

If you want, from La Beccia it’s possible to take another path: a ring path around Mount Santo in one of the most beautiful woods in Italy. The tour is complementary to the previous one and both are consequential to the visit to the Sanctuary.

Discover the St. Francis Waly from Rimini to La Verna

Difficulty: 4 out of 5 boots
Total length: 16.2 km
Difference in altitude: 1000 m
Average walking time: 6,15 hours

This scenic high altitude itinerary, which includes the outward journey through the “Gorga Nera” and the return via the Lupo slope, touches the major peaks of the Tosco-Romagnolo Apennine: Monte Falterona and Monte Falco.
It’s also possible to start from the Fonte del Borbotto, walking “just” on the summit ring (about 4 hours).
With departure and return from Castagno d’Andrea, on the other hand, you add 2 and a quarter hours, but with great enrichment of the landscapes and naturalistic aspect.